Roland S. Martin's Blog, page 210

Horror, Desolation After Deadly Texas Twisters

Source: Rick Jervis and Doyle Rice / USA Today GRANBURY, Texas — As the roar of the storm grew and the walls began to shudder, Carlton and Christy Russell crammed themselves and their 11-year-old twin daughters into their hall closet and sang church songs. Outside, the muscular tornado that ripped through this city, 35 miles [...]

Minority Business Chiefs Call On Firms To Do More To Close Racial Gaps

Source: Michael A. Fletcher / The Washington Post An influential group of black and Hispanic business leaders is calling on the nation’s leading corporations to agree to interview black and Hispanic candidates before filling every top job and board position. The group of 30 executives and corporate board members met at the W Hotel in [...]

Handling Of Terrorists In Witness Protection Questioned After Two With Suspected Terror Ties Go Missing

Source: Kevin Johnson / USA Today WASHINGTON — An internal Justice Department report found that new identities created for known or suspected terrorists admitted to the government secret Witness Security Program were not submitted for inclusion on terrorist watchlists. Until the matter was recently brought to the attention of senior Justice officials by the department’s [...]

Brittney Griner Learns The Skyhook From NBA Legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Source: AP / ESPN PHOENIX — Looking up to someone for one of the few times in her basketball life, Brittney Griner leaned into the 7-foot man in front of her, watching and listening as he flipped in one hook shot after another. Once he was done, Griner took a turn, spinning and flipping up [...]

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Rev. Franklin Graham Says IRS Targeted His Non-Profits With Audits

Source: John Boyle, The (Asheville, N.C.) Citizen-Times / USA Today BOONE, N.C. — In a blistering letter to President Barack Obama, the Rev. Franklin Graham said the IRS targeted the two non-profits he heads with an audit last year after the organizations took out ads urging people to support biblical principles on marriage and in choosing political candidates. [...]

Jordan Vs. Kobe? Phil Jackson Finally Weighs In

Source: Mike Bresnahan / Los Angeles Times MJ vs. Kobe? Here it is from the man who would know best Phil Jackson: “Michael was more charismatic and gregarious than Kobe. He loved hanging out with his teammates and security guards, playing cards, smoking cigars, and joking around,” Jackson said in the book, which was obtained [...]

Police: Man Burns Neighbor’s Home Over Unkempt Lawn (VIDEO)

Police are searching for the man they say burned down a neighbor’s house because, as the neighbor tells WXIA, the man was angry that his grass was too tall.

White House Benghazi Email Release Prompts GOP To Demand More

Source: AP / CBS News WASHINGTON – The White House release of some 100 pages of emails and notes about the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year has failed to satisfy congressional Republicans, who are demanding more information. “Why not release all of the unclassified documents?” said Rep. Jason [...]

WATCH: President Obama Says He’s ‘Outraged’ By IRS Case

President Barack Obama dismissed the idea of a special prosecutor to investigate the Internal Revenue Service Thursday, saying probes by Congress and the Justice Department should be sufficient. (May 16)